Creating an electrical conduit using two insulators
Specially designed junction between two electrically insulating oxides yields a densely packed sheet of electrons.
Jan 11th, 2016
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Technique matters: A different way to make cathodes may mean better batteries
Researchers find that controlling surface chemistry is important to developing high-energy lithium-ion batteries.
Jan 11th, 2016
Read moreTwo-stage power management system boosts efficiency of triboelectric generators
A two-stage power management and storage system could dramatically improve the efficiency of triboelectric generators that harvest energy from irregular human motion such as walking, running or finger tapping.
Jan 11th, 2016
Read moreMaxwell's demon as a self-contained, information-powered refrigerator
Scientists created a nanoscale device that may facilitate the design of future computers, for example.
Jan 11th, 2016
Read moreUnique two-level cathode structure improves battery performance (w/video)
Controlling surface chemistry could lead to higher-capacity, faster-charging batteries for electronics, vehicles, and energy-storage applications.
Jan 11th, 2016
Read moreRevolutionizing the treatment of lung diseases with nanomedicine
Malaysian scientists are joining forces with Harvard University experts to help revolutionize the treatment of lung diseases - the delivery of nanomedicine deep into places otherwise impossible to reach.
Jan 11th, 2016
Read moreStir no more: Draining speeds up bioassays
With a new method, bological assays that once took hours could instead take minutes.
Jan 8th, 2016
Read moreNanotechnology metallic glue may stick it to soldering and welding
Researchers developed a glue that binds metal to metal to glass to you-name-it, sets at room temperature, and requires little pressure to seal.
Jan 8th, 2016
Read moreHow seashells get their strength
Study shows how calcium carbonate forms composites to make strong materials such as in shells and pearls.
Jan 8th, 2016
Read moreElectrical fields can alter properties of nanomaterials
Scientists determined that the electric field is responsible for alterating the fracture toughness of nanomaterials, which are used in state-of-the-art electronic devices. It is the first observed evidence that the electric field changes the fracture toughness at a nanometer scale.
Jan 8th, 2016
Read moreNovel metasurface revolutionizes ubiquitous scientific tool
Researchers have built a polarimeter on a microchip, revolutionizing the design of this widely used scientific tool.
Jan 8th, 2016
Read moreOptimum band gap for hybrid silicon/perovskite tandem solar cell
Tandem solar cells based on silicon and perovskites have raised high hopes for future high efficiency solar modules. Researchers have now shown that an ultimate efficiency of 30% should be attainable with such tandem cells.
Jan 8th, 2016
Read moreDamaged material, heal thyself
Internal storage compartments release droplets of 'healing' liquid to repair damaged materials.
Jan 8th, 2016
Read moreLegos for the fabrication of atomically precise electronic circuits
Pre-designed molecular building blocks provide atomic-level control of the width of graphene nanoribbons.
Jan 8th, 2016
Read moreElectronically connected graphene nanoribbons foresee high-speed electronics
Chemical interconnection bridges electronic properties of graphene-nanoribbons with zigzag-edge features.
Jan 8th, 2016
Read moreHow copper makes organic light-emitting diodes more efficient
Use of copper as a fluorescent material allows for the manufacture of inexpensive and environmentally compatible organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Thermally activated delayed fuorescence ensures high light yield.
Jan 8th, 2016
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